vallecula Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
    groove.

WordNet

Val*lec"u*la noun
Etymology
NL., dim. fr. L. vallis, valles, a valley.
Wordforms
plural Valleculæ
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa, which separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum.
  2. (Bot.) One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants.

Webster 1913